MetaBall - Multiplayer Basketball

Metaball is a free-to-play online multiplayer sports game that launched on March 7, 2024 across Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox. The game is built around a live seasonal model — each season brings a new arena, a fresh Metapass (a battle pass with cosmetics and currency rewards), a global stats reset, and new leaderboards. This structure is designed to run indefinitely, with content rotating on a seasonal schedule rather than being delivered as discrete, finite DLC releases. Since launch, the game has progressed through at least six seasons. The most recent developer communication on August 13, 2025 announced the start of Season 6, introducing the Water Bomb Stadium and a new Metapass. Earlier seasons delivered content including the January 2025 New Year update (which added Story Mode, Ranked Mode, and new maps), Season 5 in April 2025 (Lost Temple Arena), and several feature patches refining gameplay mechanics throughout the year. The developer, Bucketplay Inc., has maintained consistent and active communication, with 50 posts scanned including 10 major content updates, 5 announcements, and numerous feature patches and bug fixes. The pattern of seasonal resets, recurring Metapasses, and crossplay availability across multiple platforms all point to a game designed for long-term ongoing operation.